Whitfieldia colorata subsp. tigrina
Whitfieldia elongata
(P.Beauv.) De Wild. & T.Durand Species
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- Botanical name
- Whitfieldia elongata
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Genus
- Whitfieldia
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Whitfieldia elongata
We have not written a growing guide for this species yet.
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Whitfieldia elongata but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Dipteracanthus elongatus
Ruellia elongata
Ruellia longiflora
Whitfieldia elongata var. abbreviata
Whitfieldia elongata var. dewevrei
Whitfieldia longiflora
Whitfieldia longifolia
Whitfieldia longifolia var. dewevrei
Whitfieldia longifolia var. perglabra
Whitfieldia perglabra
Whitfieldia subviridis
Whitfieldia tanganyikensis
Others in Whitfieldia
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